His head dips slightly with a small frown when Heiji mentions the cut. Perhaps unconsciously, he gives his hand a few tentative flexes. He hadn't really wanted to give the impression of distrust then but... He hadn't wanted to worry the others, either.

It's only once Heiji's finished speaking that he quickly shoots back: "Besides a brother I tried to stab, too." He's sure that one went over well, no matter what the context was.

"...It's fine. I don't plan to die, but I can survive with what I have already. There shouldn't be a problem with that, right?" Hershel had brought it up before; the low chances of any of them really being able to escape once they had enough points to open the number nine door. He wasn't in any particular hurry to earn points - losing a couple wasn't much of a concern, either.